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This volume considers spirit possession in the Himalayas and the various ways in which invisible powers are made present. It does so by examining material representations of these powers through artefacts, animals, plants and natural substances, while also focusing onnarratives of people's encounters with the invisible that mayhelpthem to reconfigure reality. Through these two approaches, the contributions examine new phenomena associated with the concepts of possession and shamanism, which otherwise tend to lead research into well-worn furrows. The book addresses a range of themes, including the gods of the Western Himalayas, death and ritual dissolution among Hyolmo Buddhists in Nepal, gods and rivers as legal persons in India, and the problem of conversion disorder in Nepal.

Rich in ethnography, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of anthropology, religion, spiritualism, sociology of religion, Himalayan studies, sociology and South Asia.

Encounters with the Invisible

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/28/2024
      ISBN13: 9781032791944, 978-1032791944
      ISBN10: 1032791942
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      Book Synopsis

      This volume considers spirit possession in the Himalayas and the various ways in which invisible powers are made present. It does so by examining material representations of these powers through artefacts, animals, plants and natural substances, while also focusing onnarratives of people's encounters with the invisible that mayhelpthem to reconfigure reality. Through these two approaches, the contributions examine new phenomena associated with the concepts of possession and shamanism, which otherwise tend to lead research into well-worn furrows. The book addresses a range of themes, including the gods of the Western Himalayas, death and ritual dissolution among Hyolmo Buddhists in Nepal, gods and rivers as legal persons in India, and the problem of conversion disorder in Nepal.

      Rich in ethnography, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of anthropology, religion, spiritualism, sociology of religion, Himalayan studies, sociology and South Asia.

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